A MacDonald Potpourri : Being a Miscellany of Post-Perusal Pleasures of the John D. MacDonald Books for Bibliophiles, Bibliographers, and Bibliomaniacs
by Shine, Walter; & Jean Shine; with Ellsworth Mason, Richard Leader, Tom Emmens; Donald Sandstrom
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- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine condition./No Jacket, as issued.
- ISBN 10
- 0929595009
- ISBN 13
- 9780929595009
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About This Item
Gainesville, Florida: University of Florida Libraries, 1988. 8.75" wide by 11.25" tall. A bright, clean, square, tight copy. Sharp corners. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Lavishly illustrated with over 400 photographs of covers of John D. MacDonald books, and 32 portraits of MacDonald himself. The standard MacDonald bibliography. Identifies all the first printings, both hardcovers and paperback originals. Also contains a wealth of detail on publishers, cover artists, Dust Jacket designers, publication prices and dates, numbers of copies printed, reprints, foreign editions, typographical errors, etc. Bound in the original gilt-lettered, dark blue cloth. . First Edition. Hard Cover. Fine condition./No Jacket, as issued.. xii, 219pp..
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- Title
- A MacDonald Potpourri : Being a Miscellany of Post-Perusal Pleasures of the John D. MacDonald Books for Bibliophiles, Bibliographers, and Bibliomaniacs
- Author
- Shine, Walter; & Jean Shine; with Ellsworth Mason, Richard Leader, Tom Emmens; Donald Sandstrom
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine condition.
- Jacket Condition
- No Jacket, as issued.
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0929595009
- ISBN 13
- 9780929595009
- Publisher
- University of Florida Libraries
- Place of Publication
- Gainesville, Florida
- Date Published
- 1988
- Bookseller catalogs
- Mystery / Crime Fiction; Book Collecting / References for Book Collectors;
- Size
- xii, 219pp.
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- Jacket
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- First Edition
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